Kemal's First Published Poem

Love

Love is the root
Of all evil.
You don't believe me,
But it's true.

Adam and Eve,
They knew.
When their flesh
First brushed and

His serpent shook,
Shrieking and fertilizing
The garden.in only
The most grandiose

Fashion. Which spawned
All of us, who walk
Around disjointed,
Our eyes unfocussed:

Flickering in dark corners--
Which actually are quite lit,
Though our sight
Deceives us.

So, we fondle and babble,
Bumble and caress,
Clutching that sweaty hand,
Generally the one most convenient.

Oh, I am in love again.

This is something of a love poem I suppose...it's also the first poem that I had published in my adult life. I saw it in print in Flipside Magazine when I was visiting Boston, and, that was a good moment in my life.



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		Love Love is the root Of all evil. You don't believe me, But it's true. Adam and Eve, They knew. When their flesh First brushed and His serpent shook, Shrieking and fertilizing The garden.in only The most grandiose Fashion. Which spawned All of us, who walk Around disjointed, Our eyes unfocussed: Flickering in dark corners-- Which actually are quite lit, Though our sight Deceives us. So, we fondle and babble, Bumble and caress, Clutching that sweaty hand, Generally the one most convenient. Oh, I am in love again. Copyright Kemal Faruquee 1990 This is something of a love poem I suppose...it's also the first poem that I had published in my adult life. I saw it in print in Flipside Magazine when I was visiting Boston, and, that was a good moment in my life.

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